Permafund News
Permaculture in Bangladesh: Learning from the Legacy of Rosemary Morrow
Bangladesh is often described as one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Rising sea levels, flooding, salinity intrusion, soil degradation, and rapid urbanization pose growing challenges to food security and rural livelihoods. As the country...
Stepping up to stewardship in a polarised world
Reflections from the Chair In my work as the Chair of Permaculture International Ltd, active engagement in global and local change maker communities and experience as a professional transformational steward for the past 20 years across both “old” and...
Time for sharing and giving
In the past 12 months Permaculture Australia has made an impact through a number of initiatives in liaison with the permaculture community. With the End of Financial Year approaching, this is the ideal time to consider making a financial contribution to...
Certificate II in Permaculture Enters Australian High Schools
From Garden Clubs to Government Scope: For decades, a gap has existed between what students learn about sustainability in the classroom and the practical skills needed to care for land, grow food, restore ecosystems, and design resilient local systems. Students may...
Announcing – the Board of Directors 2026-2028
On May the 4th, 32 members of Permaculture Australia gathered in a Zoom call for the 2026 Annual General Meeting. The week prior, we also enjoyed a pre-AGM Online Soiree event that gave all the attendees a chance to meet the nominees to the board, which was a fun and...
The Friendly 90m2 Food Growing Experiment
A Collabortive 12-month Project between Permaculture Australia and Savour Soil Permaculture. WHAT IS IT?A year-long challenge to demonstrate what you can grow in your 90m2 space, documenting and sharing all along the way what you do, how you do it, and what you...
50 Years of Permaculture
Ian Lillington, Castlemaine, Djaara country, Central Victoria.March 2026 Permaculture first hit the headlines with a splash in 1977, when Bill Mollison and David Holmgren were interviewed on Terry Lane’s show on ABC Radio National. Radio was bigger than TV in those...
Permaculture Connect Brisbane monthly get-togethers
By Doreen Jachmann Permaculture Connect Inc. is a grassroots community initiative founded in 2019, to bring together people who want to live by permaculture values. Rooted in the three core ethics, Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share, the group exists to nourish...
Friends of Wildlife uses permaculture solutions to manage the biggest garden pest of all – and much more!
Story by Emma Chan, Permafund team Permaculture Australia’s Permafund has the pleasure of receiving updates from many permaculture projects around Australia & the world who have received small grants from Permafund. All have their own unique combination of flora...